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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Having a Signed Form 8832 is Crucial for Claiming a Dependency Exemption (Porter v. Comm’r)

Porter v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2015-141, 2015 WL 4638622 (2015) (a) Facts: A husband and wife were divorced in Florida. The decree awarded the wife custody of the parties’ three children. It allowed the wife to claim the exemptions for the oldest and youngest children, but allowed the husband to claim…

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Without Custody or a Form 8832, A Dependency Exemption is Not in the Cards (Henricks v. Comm’r)

Henricks v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2014-192, 2014 WL 4723148 (2014) (a) Facts: A Florida divorce decree awarded custody of two children to the wife. It allowed the wife to claim one child as a dependent for tax purposes, and allowed the husband to claim the other child as a dependent for…

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Dot Your I’s and Cross Your T’s: the IRS is a Tough Grader, Especially for Dependency Exemptions and Child Tax Credits (McBride v. Comm’r)

By: Dana M. Horlick, Attorney, Woodruff Family Law Group

McBride v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2015-6, 2015 WL 393011 (2015) (a) Facts: The taxpayer, his grown son and daughter, and his daughter’s child all lived in the same household. On her federal tax return, the daughter claimed an exemption for her child. On his federal tax return, the taxpayer claimed dependency…

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Spanking Standards in Child Custody in North Carolina

Dear Carolyn, I am a mother of girls ages six and ten. I am separated, and I have half custody. I work hard, and the girls sometimes create havoc. I spanked the six-year-old with a belt, just like my mother did me. My church belief is “spare the rod and…

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Considerations for Parents for your Custody Case in North Carolina

Many prospective clients come to us with the question about “what does it really take to win my custody case in North Carolina?”  This raises the interesting question of what is a “win” in custody of a minor child.  “Winning” means different things to different parents.  For some parents, it…

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